NHTSA campaign 09T004000 · Tire recall

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE Recall 09T-004: INNERLINER CRACKING/SLOW LEAK

NHTSA recall 09T004000 is a tire recall reported by BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE on March 31, 2009, with 1,018 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Triumph Rocket III Touring for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on April 21, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

This is a tire recall filed by BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 09T004000 (also written 09T-004 or 09T004)
Filed by: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE
Report received: March 31, 2009
Potentially affected: 1,018 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Tires
Owners notified: April 21, 2009
Recall type: Tire recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09T004000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Triumph

Triumph Rocket III Touring
- 2008, 2009

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09T004000.

Defect description

BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATION (BRIDGESTONE) IS RECALLING 1,018 BRIDGESTONE EXEDRA G850 G MOTORCYCLE TIRES, SIZE 180/70R16 77H, SOLD AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR MY 2008 AND 2009 TRIUMPH ROCKET III TOURING MOTORCYCLES. THE MOTORCYCLE TO WHICH THESE TIRES ARE APPLIED DEVELOPS VERY HIGH TORQUE AND CAN CAUSE TORQUE-INDUCED DEGRADATION IN A BODY PLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN INNERLINER CRACKING THAT MAY LEAD TO A SLOW LEAK IN THE REAR TIRE. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT AFFECT THE FRONT TIRE.

Safety consequence

THE AFFECTED TIRES MAY BEGIN TO VIBRATE AT MODERATE SPEEDS. CONTINUED USE OF A TIRE WITH THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

BRIDGESTONE IS WORKING WITH TRIUMPH TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT TIRE WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE MATCHING REQUIREMENTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRIDGESTONE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-465-1904.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09T004000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.